Desk vs Desk

Desks differ, and the differences decide what survives a file. Here is exactly how — every cell below is read out of the app's own registries at build time, so this page cannot say one thing while the app does another.

Nothing here is typed by hand. If load·in learns to write a field tomorrow, this table changes when the app does or the build fails. The row that matters most is the one nobody advertises: preserved, not written — the settings load·in deliberately leaves alone in your file instead of overwriting them with a guess.

From one desk to another

You mix on one desk and get handed a file for a different one. Pick the desk you have and the desk you are moving to. This shows what carries across, what folds to the new desk’s narrower range, and what load·in does not carry — read from the same registries as the table below.

From this desk To this desk

Moving a channel from Behringer X32 / Midas M32 / Behringer X-Air to Allen & Heath dLive:

Input channels32 → 128

Mix buses8 → —

DCA / VCA groups8 → 24

Carries 11

High-pass filter
EQ bands
EQ boost / cut
Gate
Compressor
Digital trim
Fader range
Polarity (phase) flip
48V phantom
Send on / off
Send pre / post

Folds 2

Input gain-12–60 dB → 5–60 dB
Sends per channel16 → 10

Drops 0

Nothing

1 more control on Behringer X32 / Midas M32 / Behringer X-Air is not declared for Allen & Heath dLive in the app’s data — the table below shows those as a dash rather than guessing.

The desk has it / load·in writes it Newly written — verify at the console Preserved, not written — your file’s own setting is left alone Not in this desk’s file format Not offered by load·in on this desk Not declared in the app’s registry — see notes

Capability	Behringer X32 / Midas M32 / Behringer X-Airfile-proven	Behringer WINGfile-proven	Behringer X-Airfile-proven	Yamaha CL/QLmodelled	Yamaha RIVAGE PMmodelled	Allen & Heath dLivemodelled	Yamaha DM3 / DM3Sfile-proven	Yamaha DM7modelled	Allen & Heath SQmodelled	DiGiCo SD / Quantummodelled	Avid VENUE S6Lmodelled
How big the desk isRead from the console registry — the ceilings the app itself will offer you.
Input channels	32	48	12–16	40–80	120–144	128	16	120	48	48–384	192
Mix buses you can name	8	—	2–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	11–48	—
DCA / VCA groups	8	16	0	16	24	24	12	12	8	8–24	24
Fader bank width	8	8	8	8	12	12	8	8	8	10	8
What load·in gives you on the channel stripRead from the strip model. Every cell here describes THE APP — the controls load·in shows you for that desk and the range it holds you to. “Not offered” means load·in does not give you that control on this desk; it is never a claim that the console lacks the feature.
High-pass filter	20–400 Hz	20–400 Hz	20–400 Hz	20–600 Hz	20–2000 Hz	20–20000 Hz	20–600 Hz	20–2000 Hz	20–400 Hz	16–20000 Hz	20–400 Hz
Low-pass filter	Not offered	200–20000 Hz	Not offered	Not offered	20–20000 Hz	20–20000 Hz	Not offered	20–20000 Hz	Not offered	20–20000 Hz	200–20000 Hz
EQ bands	4	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
EQ band shapes	LowCut, LowShelf, Bell, HighShelf, +2	LowShelf, Bell, HighShelf	LowCut, LowShelf, Bell, HighShelf, +2	Bell, LowShelf, HighShelf, HighCut	Bell, LowShelf, HighShelf	Bell, LowShelf	LowShelf, Bell, HighShelf, HighCut	Bell, LowShelf, HighShelf	Bell, LowShelf, LowCut, HighShelf	—	Bell
EQ boost / cut	-15–15 dB	-15–15 dB	-15–15 dB	-18–18 dB	-18–18 dB	-15–15 dB	-18–18 dB	-18–18 dB	-15–15 dB	-18–18 dB	-18–18 dB
EQ width control	Q 0.3–10	Q 0.44–10	Q 0.3–10	Q 0.1–10	Q 0.1–16	Q 0.92–12.98	Q 0.1–16	Q 0.1–16	Bandwidth 0.11–1.5 oct	—	Q 0.3–10
Gate controls	thr, range, attack, hold, release	thr, range, attack, hold, release, +2	thr, range, attack, hold, release	thr, range	thr, range, attack, hold, release	thr, range, attack, hold, release	thr, range, attack, hold, release	thr, range, attack, hold, release	thr, range	thr, range, attack, hold, release	thr, range, hold
Compressor controls	thr, ratio, knee, gain, attack, +3	thr, ratio, knee, gain, attack, +3	thr, ratio, knee, gain, attack, +3	thr, attack	thr, ratio, knee, gain, attack, +1	thr, ratio, gain, attack, release	thr, ratio, knee, gain, attack, +1	thr, ratio, knee, gain, attack, +1	thr, ratio, gain, attack, release	thr, ratio, attack, release, gain	thr, ratio, attack, release, knee
Compressor ratios	12 steps, 1.1:1–100:1	17 steps, 1.1:1–100:1	12 steps, 1.1:1–100:1	—	—	40 steps, 1:1–40:1	—	—	40 steps, 1:1–40:1	—	—
Dynamics modes	COMP, EXP, EXP2, EXP3, +3	COMP, EXP, GATE	COMP, EXP, EXP2, EXP3, +3	COMPRESSOR, GATE	Classic Comp, GATE	COMP, GATE	COMP, GATE, DUCKING	COMP, GATE	COMP, GATE	COMP, GATE	COMP, GATE
Input gain	-12–60 dB	-12–60 dB	Yes	Not offered	Not offered	5–60 dB	Not offered	—	Not offered	Yes	Not offered
Fader range	-90–10 dB	-144–10 dB	-90–10 dB	—	-90–10 dB	-90–10 dB	-90–10 dB	-90–10 dB	-128–10 dB	-150–10 dB	-90–10 dB
Polarity (phase) flip	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	Yes	Yes
Digital trim	-18–18 dB	-18–18 dB	-18–18 dB	—	-96–24 dB	-24–24 dB	-24–24 dB	-96–24 dB	—	—	—
48V phantom control	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not offered	Yes	Not offered	—	Yes	Yes	Not offered
Sends per channel	16	16	6	24	72	10	6	48	12	24	56
Send on / off switch	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	Yes	Yes	—	Yes	Yes	Yes
Send pre / post	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	—	Yes	Yes	—	—	—	—
Send pan	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	—	—	Yes	—	—	—	—
What load·in writes into your fileRead from the capability register the export screen itself uses. “Preserved, not written” means load·in leaves your file’s own setting exactly as it found it rather than writing yours over it.
Same-console strip reordering	Supported	Supported	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Supported	Preserved, not written	Supported	Some models (8 of 12)	Supported
Unread settings coming through untouched	Supported	Supported	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Supported	Preserved, not written	Supported	Some models (8 of 12)	Supported
Colours	Written	Written	Written	Written	Preserved, not written	Written	Preserved, not written	Written	Written	Written	Written
Icons	Written	Written	Written	Written	Preserved, not written	Written	Preserved, not written	Written	Written	Written	Written
Stereo links	Written	Written	Written	Written	Preserved, not written	Written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Written	Written	Written
48V phantom power	Written	Written	Some models (1 of 3)	Written	Preserved, not written	Written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Written	Some models (7 of 12)	Preserved, not written
Mute	Written	Some models (1 of 2)	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Written	Written	Written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	New — check at the desk
Fader level	Written	Some models (1 of 2)	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Written	Written	Written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	New — check at the desk
Pan	Written	Some models (1 of 2)	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Written	Written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	New — check at the desk
HPF on/off	Written	Some models (1 of 2)	Some models (1 of 3)	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Some models (8 of 12)	Written
EQ on/off	Written	Some models (1 of 2)	Some models (1 of 3)	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Some models (8 of 12)	Written
Gate on/off	Written	Some models (1 of 2)	Some models (1 of 3)	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Some models (8 of 12)	Written
Compressor on/off	Written	Some models (1 of 2)	Some models (1 of 3)	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Some models (8 of 12)	Written
Aux send on/off	Written	Written	Some models (1 of 3)	Preserved, not written	Written	Written	Written	Written	New — check at the desk	Some models (5 of 12)	New — check at the desk
Aux send level	Written	Written	Some models (1 of 3)	Preserved, not written	Written	Written	Written	Preserved, not written	New — check at the desk	Some models (5 of 12)	New — check at the desk
DCA membership	Written	Written	Preserved, not written	Written	Preserved, not written	Written	Preserved, not written	Preserved, not written	Written	Not in this format	Not in this format
Mix / bus labels	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written	Written
EQ, gate and compressor values	Written	Written	Preserved, not written	New — check at the desk	Written	Written	Written	Written	New — check at the desk	Some models (6 of 12)	New — check at the desk

What each column covers

Behringer X32 / Midas M32 / Behringer X-Air: Behringer X32 · Midas M32
Behringer WING: Behringer WING
Behringer X-Air: Behringer X-Air XR18 · Behringer X-Air XR16 · Behringer X-Air XR12
Yamaha CL/QL: Yamaha CL/QL · Yamaha CL · Yamaha QL · Yamaha CL1 · Yamaha CL3 · Yamaha CL5 · Yamaha QL1 · Yamaha QL5
Yamaha RIVAGE PM: Yamaha RIVAGE PM3 · Yamaha RIVAGE PM5 · Yamaha RIVAGE PM7 · Yamaha RIVAGE PM10
Allen & Heath dLive: Allen & Heath dLive C3500 · Allen & Heath dLive C3500 (Native Archive)
Yamaha DM3 / DM3S: Yamaha DM3
Yamaha DM7: Yamaha DM7
Allen & Heath SQ: Allen & Heath SQ
DiGiCo SD / Quantum: DiGiCo SD7 · DiGiCo SD8 · DiGiCo SD9 · DiGiCo SD10 · DiGiCo SD11 · DiGiCo SD11i · DiGiCo SD12 · DiGiCo Quantum 225 · DiGiCo Quantum 338 · DiGiCo Quantum 7 · DiGiCo Quantum 852 · DiGiCo Quantum 112
Avid VENUE S6L: Avid VENUE S6L

Notes

“modelled” vs “file-proven.” A desk marked file-proven has its channel strip confirmed against real show files written by that console. A desk marked modelled is built from the manufacturer’s documentation and from show files we have on hand, but has not been through that same check — its controls and ranges are our best honest reading, not a measurement. Check those at the console before a show that matters.
“Not offered” is a fact about the app, not about the console. Where load·in has no control or no decode for something, this page says so plainly — it never turns that into a claim that the desk cannot do it. Several consoles here have features load·in does not yet touch, and their cells say “not offered”, not “not on this desk”.
A dash is not a “no.” It means the app’s registry declares nothing for that cell, so neither we nor the page will claim one way or the other.
Ranges are what load·in will hold you to for that desk, not a specification of the console. Where a manufacturer’s range is wider than ours, the app is the narrower of the two on purpose.
Yamaha DM7 Compact is supported in the app but deliberately does not inherit any column above — it has no verified captures of its own, and inheriting a sibling’s strip shape would be a guess. It is exported with the app’s default surface and says so at export time.

Generated from the app’s own registries — the same ones the export screen reads. Capability data version 2026-09-02. Rebuild with npm run desk-limits; npm run test:desk-limits fails the build if this table and the app ever disagree.

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